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How to Make Irons in Infinite Craft

Irons is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is IRONS plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IRONSPast TenseIrons

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 79

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWindSeed
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5SeedTreeApple
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7EarthWaveSand
  8. 8FireSandGlass
  9. 9FireGlassLens
  10. 10EarthEarthMountain
  11. 11MountainSandPyramid
  12. 12LensPyramidEye
  13. 13AppleEyeI
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustEarthPlanet
  16. 16DustWindSandstorm
  17. 17PlanetSandstormMars
  18. 18DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  19. 19Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  20. 20MarsSeedsPotatoes
  21. 21DandelionWaterWine
  22. 22FireWineAlcohol
  23. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24AlcoholLakeVodka
  25. 25PotatoesVodkaRussians
  26. 26IRussiansIRONS
  27. 27DustFireAsh
  28. 28GlassSandHourglass
  29. 29FireHourglassTime
  30. 30AshTimeHistory
  31. 31FireWaterSteam
  32. 32GlassSteamMirror
  33. 33HistoryMirrorPast
  34. 34FireWindSmoke
  35. 35SmokeWaterFog
  36. 36FogPlantMushroom
  37. 37EarthMushroomToadstool
  38. 38DandelionPlantWeed
  39. 39ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  40. 40SandstormWaterOasis
  41. 41OasisPlantDate
  42. 42DateWaterDating
  43. 43DatingEarthMarriage
  44. 44EarthMarriageDivorce
  45. 45DandelionDustWish
  46. 46WaterWishGenie
  47. 47DivorceGenieSingle
  48. 48Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  49. 49PastTriplePast Tense
  50. 50IRONSPast TenseIrons
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Wind→ Seed4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Seed + Tree→ Apple6Water + Wind→ Wave7Earth + Wave→ Sand8Fire + Sand→ Glass9Fire + Glass→ Lens10Earth + Earth→ Mountain11Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid12Lens + Pyramid→ Eye13Apple + Eye→ I14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Earth→ Planet16Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm17Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars18Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch19Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds20Mars + Seeds→ Potatoes21Dandelion + Water→ Wine22Fire + Wine→ Alcohol23Water + Water→ Lake24Alcohol + Lake→ Vodka25Potatoes + Vodka→ Russians26I + Russians→ IRONS27Dust + Fire→ Ash28Glass + Sand→ Hourglass29Fire + Hourglass→ Time30Ash + Time→ History31Fire + Water→ Steam32Glass + Steam→ Mirror33History + Mirror→ Past34Fire + Wind→ Smoke35Smoke + Water→ Fog36Fog + Plant→ Mushroom37Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool38Dandelion + Plant→ Weed39Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom40Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis41Oasis + Plant→ Date42Date + Water→ Dating43Dating + Earth→ Marriage44Earth + Marriage→ Divorce45Dandelion + Dust→ Wish46Water + Wish→ Genie47Divorce + Genie→ Single48Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple49Past + Triple→ Past Tense50IRONS + Past Tense→ Irons

What you can make with Irons

Irons at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
79
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

Other elements that take 50 steps

Similar effort to Irons, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Irons in Infinite Craft?

Combine IRONS with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Irons?

50 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Irons hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Irons?

Only one known combination produces Irons.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.